Summer time

It has been over a month since I posted last! So much has gone on that I havent really had a chance to sit down and do this yet. So I will try to catch you up on the goings on of my little family!
--Church camp. One of TJ's best friends and mentors is a youth minister back in OK. He goes to a really small church that I used to have friends in. Anyway, he asked me and TJ to go with his group to Falls Creek as sponsers. I was a little nervous about how Jerrett would do but it was awesome! Jerrett slept in the boys dorm with TJ and the boys were so good with him. I think that they only woke him up one night. Jerrett was such a big boy and did everything with us except the nightly devotions. He was long in bed by that time. But he went to morning service, cabin devotions, and evening worship. He learned all the praise songs and was loved on by many kids. He had a blast and it was good to see him with the kids and to share his story. TJ led devotion one night and it was amazing. He shared his testamony about his parents divorce and his subsequent search for something. He told the kids that he started drinking and everything to deal with the pain. It struck such a vibe with some of those kids. We had 2 decisions that night! All because my wonderful Godly husband shared something so personal in his life that is so hard for him to talk about. I am so proud to be able to call TJ my husband! He has grown so much in the 7 years that we have been together. I love him so much and love seeing him work with youth.
-4th of July- After we got back from camp, it was time for the 4th of July celebrations. To kick off the celebrations, we drove into MO where TJ has a friend that ownes a firework stand. We loaded Jerrett and TJ up with fireworks. While we were up there, we discovered the best little hamburger joint! It makes my mouth water just to think about it! The next night we dressed up in our western gear and headed to the Rodeo of the Ozarks. I miss rodeoing so much! Getting to go and see all the horses and the events just really made me homesick. But we had a blast! Jerrett loved getting to watch all of the events but he loved bronc riding and barrel racing. He is such a little country boy at heart. Hopefully some day we will be able to give that to him. We are thinking of letting him try mutton busting next year when he is old enough. He would LOVE it. The next night we made it out to our friends house that lives on the lake. They grilled out burgers and then we packed up and drove to the marina to watch the fireworks. These were the first fireworks that Jerrett had ever seen. He would let out a little laugh everytime they would pop and then ask to make sure that we saw them too. He is such a sweet little boy. The next night was all about lighting his own fireworks. Our whole neighborhood was outside letting off fireworks so we put on quite a show. Although J is only 3, he insisted on lighting some of his own fireworks. He did awesome!
Kitchen- the next week was spent on getting the kitchen cabinets painted. It is really tough to get this done when there is a 3 year old running around! But we are all done except getting some of the doors hung again. They look pretty good though. Much better than they had looked at least! I am such a perfectionist that I can see all the little imperfections though. I am trying really hard to let go of those tendancies because I can see them coming out in Jerrett and I do not want him to be as consumed with being perfect as I was. Sometimes you miss out on the fun because you are too ocncerned with making sure that things are done right. I dont want that for J. J did help us paint some though and he had a blast. He wants to help with whatever we are doing. He is so not a baby anymore but a real little boy. It makes me happy and sad at the same time. We missed so much of his being a baby that I wish that he would stay that way a little longer. But seeing him learn new things and grow is amazing. Jerrett now knows all of his numbers by sight to 10. He can write them as well. He can recognize most of his letters and right many of them. We are constantly learning new songs and reading books.
Mommy and J trip- Jerrett and I took a trip to OK last week. We left early Tuesday morning and met my mom at the children's museum in Seminole. We had such a fun time even if it was hot! We rode the train and saw the swans and a couple turtles, we went through the big maze and got lost, we played with all of the fun things inside the museum and learned a lot! I love seeing my mom with Jerrett because she is so great at being a teacher and being a grandma. She makes learning fun for Jerrett and I hope that I can do that well! Mom and Dad did that with me and the boys when we were growing up too. Most everything that we did had an educational background to it. But it was never boring. Anyway, after we went to the museum we headed to my parents house for a while. We did lots of fun things but mainly just tried to stay cool! One night my brother and dad got out the slip and slide and tried to show Jerrett how to use it. That was hours of fun watching them all play and have a ball. Jerrett also loved playing on the swing that they had hung from one of the trees. They live minutes from the lake and so we spent some time there as well. I LOVE Foss Lake. It has sandy beaches and so you dont have to wear the uncomfortable water shoes and it is shallow for ever so you can walk out there quite a ways. Jerrett got to show off his swimming skills by not wearing a life jacket or floaties. He is doing so well with swimming! Jerrett and I headed home on Friday afternoon. We missed TJ like cazy and was just ready to be home with him. We spent the evening snuggled on the couch. That was the longest that we have been apart since TJ went to New Orleans after we first got married!
This week- So this week should have been a busy one too. Bible school is going on this week. Jerrett is technically not old enough to go yet but they were going to let him join the older class if TJ and I would help. We had great plans to do that until I got a phone call yesterday morning. They have scheduled Jerrett's oral surgery for this THursday. Since VBS is now at night from 6-830, we decided that it would be best to keep J at home and get him to bed on time so that he would be more rested for his surgery. We are a little upset that we dont get to help but having a good surgery and recovery is a little more important right now! So that is our life the past month!

Oh yeah!! Thrown in there for good measure was a visit from our friends the Harps! There little girl and J are the same age and so much fun to be around. We were sad when they moved back to OK. But we are still blessed to be able to see them a couple times a year! There were also a few trips to the splash park thrown in for good measure!